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    WH Smiths at Railway Stations

    Another example of W.H.Smiths inflated prices is on pints of milk, think it was 65 or 75p a pint at St Pancras Staion at the north end, next door is M & S which charge 45p for a pint of milk, I think theres will be fresher than W.H.Smiths at there prices. An istant saving to make by walking in...
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    EMT Set on hire to EC

    My advice is get that set back from Kilmarnock and stop them making it into a Mallard set, paint the oustside by all means , but leave them nice comfy seats in place, as against all the seats on East Coast which are bloody un-comfortable. Who ever thought up them seats wants to be made to sit on...
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    Telegraph: Staff Travel 'angers commuters'

    Staff Free travel perks, if they are free, why do I and lots of others have them assed for Income Tax then, as they are treated as benefits in kind. If you work for a train operating company you don,t pay tax ( I understand as your company is in the business of transportation). I know from...
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    Grand Central 180 set on hire to Hull Trains

    Just been watching Look North from Belmont trasmitter and there was a storey of the Northern Belle been in Hull for the first time today. It is going to Edingburgh and the trip is a fundraiser for the Hospice, as it pulled away from Hull Pargaon in the background was a Grand Central 180 set...
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    £17m to help East Coast get back on time!

    Well would you belive it, what a good idea someone has had, stop the scrap dealers paying out in cash to people weighing in stiolen scrap etc. I suggested this to my MP Andrew Percy last September 2010 and he sent on my letter to Vince Cable for him to comment on the suggestion. But still...
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    Hull to Holyhead service

    I can remember the service I think I even travelled on it all the way through. That was when it was a proper joined up railway system. You would struggle to do it these days as train crews will not know the route etc etc. In the days of BR wasn,t there a through service from Hull to Brighton...

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